creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
karōshi; death from overwork
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to start working; to take action
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
likability; favorability; popularity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)